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From Idols
“Ye turned to God from idols to serve
the living and true God” (1 Thessalonians 1:9).
In Myanmar there are shrines to Buddha inside every household. It is the most religious Buddhist country in the world with 89% of its population practising Buddhism. Choe was one of many devout Buddhists in Myanmar. Three times a day, she knelt in front of the large Buddha shrine in her living room and prayed. As she knelt, she often found her eyes wandering to the clay statue. She would notice faint signs of cracking appearing in its crevices. At those moments, Choe often found herself doubting if the crumbling statue could really free her soul. One day, in an attempt to rid herself of her doubting thoughts, Choe turned on the radio. A Christian was sharing the Gospel in her language. As Choe heard about the Almighty God, the cracking statue in her living room began to look weaker and weaker. The Christian asked anyone who wanted to accept Christ to pray with him. Choe fell to her knees, not in front of a deteriorating statue, but in front of an invisible and much mightier True God. Tears slid down her cheeks as she prayed for God to save her soul.
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